Moving-picture camera.



G. W. BINGHAM.

MOVING PICTURE CAMERA.

APPLICATION mm mm. 1919.

Patented Out. 14, 1919.

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MOVING PICIUBE CAMERA.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24. l9l9.

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My invention relates to moving picture cameras and refers particularly to extended field cameras.

One object of my invention isa, camera capable of photogrnphin moving picturesover an extended area 0 vision.

Another object of my invention is-a cam em whereby an extended-field of vision may be photographed upon a series of films by a series of lenses.

' the films may be a Another object of my invention is a camera; whereby a series. of moving ob ccts may be photographed simultaneously upon a. series of films to produce an extended field view.

Another object of my'invention is a camera. containing a plurali? of photographic h l I d w o e, may

filmsany number of w ichmay besimultaneously for moving picture photog- P r .7. Another object of my invention is a camera whereby a series of moving pictures may be photoFm'phed simultaneously' upon a se-- ries of ii ms in su h manner that each of as a pictureeomplete portion'of th may be so assembled as to project awide field. view result of the pie- ,in itself; or :1? whole, series of films, or a tune upon the'films in combination with each other. i

These and other objects of my invention will be evident upon a consideration of my =drawings, specification and claims.

In the ordinary moving picture camera. but one lens is used, the angle of vision therefore being limited to thenn lar extent of the lens. This renders it impossible for the camera to have an extended field of vision, unless it is a. very considerable distance from the photographical phiect, a' position which it is frequently 1m- 7 hesitation o! Letters Patent.

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possible to obtain, as in photographing mm:

gig parades, large assemblages of people,

adjustment of all of the standard fnethods and means of moving picture photography :and projection. i

The device of my invention accorh' lishes all of these desired results and in a dition resents a number of additional valuable eatures.. In a broad way. the camera of my inven- $1011 contains a number of photo i'ra hie lenses arranged in the same vertica ane with to each other and at sue an 'ii ph d s w! p gm a i erent picture upona film, the series of iicturcs thus formed being capable of prm using a single wide field My camera is also so constructed that all of t e lenses, or any number less than the be employed simultaneously for the taking of phiomgraphsrtlms allowing the camera-to be used as the-ordinary one respect in each other that each.

lens-cunem, or as a combination of 'canreras taking pictures upon a, plurality of films.-

. M camera is also so arranged that the shin film may be employed, lihlB allowing the holographic ii in to be used in the stands projector if desired.

It will therefore, be seen that if my camera contains three lenses, for illustration, three'standard film picturesmay be simul taneously taken ,of difi'erent objepts, each of used alone for pro ectlon pun which they poses? or twoigor all three, may be cm I to produce a rejection of a wide fiel vi equal to the sum .of thepictures taken and er, it is not necessa; to employ all three lenses, as one or two of t m proleded. Furth may beiendered inoperative while photo gm be are taken with the remainder.

hfy camera therefore, po 4, all of the properties of the ordinary one film camera on line of Fig.

- double sp similar parts-are designated by similar numar '"*',"-'1: :"'I=

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of one form of m devic'e, w1thsealers boxsr a ,mov andwith parts omitted for clearness and partlxi in section. Fi 2 is a section through the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, partly diagrammatic and with parts remov Fig. 3 isa. vertical section with parts broken awpy and removed.- Fig. tie a fragmentary enlarged section 2, with parts removed. 5 is a data section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 8." 6is a deteilsection on the line 6-6 of Fig. 8 Fig. 7 is a; detail sectlon on the line 7-7 of 151;. 3.

Fig.8 is a detail section on the line 8-8 of Fig.3

The particular form of the device of my invention, shown in the accompanying drawin comprises a camera box havapi the en 5 16 and 11, the front 12, theb .13, the top 14-and the bottom 15.

A revoluble shaft 16, Y rted by the end 11 of the camera boxsupport 17, is ca ble of being'revolved by meansof the cran arm 18. The shaft '16 carries a fixedly attached bevel r- 19 meshi with the bevel gear 26 fixed attached to e revoluble shaft 21. The ft 21 carries three rocket wheels 22 28, 24, the teeth 25, 25, 25 being capable o insertionwithin the openings 26, 26, 26 of the three ordinary photograp ic films 2T, 28, 29 res ivel The shaft 21 carries the gear wheel 80 meshing with the intermediate gear 31, attached to the shaft 32 which in turn meshes with the 19F33 xedly attached to the shaft 34. e grooved ulley 35, attached to the shaft 32, s attached by means of a suitable straight spring belt, as shown in Fi 2 to the grooved pulley 36 attached to t e shaft of a film winding'reel in the film box 37. The grooved pulleys 38 and 39 attached to the shaft 34. are connected by suitable ri '-cr belts, as shown in Fig. 2 rd pu leys 40 and 41 res tively, which, in turn, are attached to afts of film winding reels in the film boxes 42 and 43. w

The shaft 16 continues across the camera box and is supported by the support 44 and carries the fixedly attached bevel gear- 45 which meshes with the bevel car 46 fixedly attached to the revoluble shaft 47. The shaft 47 carries three double sprocket wheels 48, 49 and 50, the teeth 25, 25 of which fit within, the holes 26, 26 of the three films 27, 28 and 29 respectivel and are capable of unwinding the films rom feed reels within the boxes 27,28 and 29'.

The film 27 is capable of being moved betweenthe late 51 and the hinged door 52, he plate 1 havin an opening 53 and two 1 lots 64, 54;, The In 28 is capable of being moved between the plate 51 and the hinged door 55, the plate 51 havin the openin 56 and the two slots 57, 57. he film 2c is capable of help moved between the plate 51 and the bin door '59, the plate 51 havin the opening60 and the two slots 61, 61.

e four-way intermittent movement for mov the films 27', 28 and 29 comprises the follow:

The :fiaft 34 carries the fix 1y attached bevel gear 62 meshing with the bevel gear 63 fixedl attached to the shaft 64. Fixedly atto the shaft 64 is a rock-arm cam 65 andoa frame cam 66. The frame cam 66 abuts upon the upper and lower faces of the o ning 67 in the frame 68. The framefiB is ca able of slidable movement within the supporting mem and 72., The rotation of the cam'66 will therefore move the frame 68 intermittently upwardl and downwardly. The rock-arm cam65 a uts upon the lower ed face of the rock-arm 73 wotally attache at 74, The rock-arm 73 1s movable with the frame 68 and a 8 ring 75, attitched at 76 to the rock arm an at 77 to the frame, tends to maintain abutment between the rock-arm 73 and the rock-arm cam 65. A member 78, having the two extended arms 79 79, with teeth 80,80 to fit within the holes of a film passed before the film opening 58, is hingedly attached at 81 to the me 68. The'mcmber 78 carries the cam s mped member 79' within which is a run: way tobe described later.

A member 82, having the two extended arms 83, 83 with teeth 80, 80 to 'fit within the holes of. film passed before the film opening- 56, is;hingedly attached at 8'4 to the frame 68." he member 82 carries the cam shaped member 85, within which is a runwax to be described later.

. member 86, having the two extended arms 87. 87 with teeth 80, 80 to fit within the holes of a film passed tmforc the filmopening 60, is hingedly attached at 88jto the frame 68. The member 86 carries the cam shaped member 89. within which is a runlway to be described later.

Tho. rock-arm has an extended member 90 movable within the nan-way of the cam member 79', an extended member 91 movable within the run-way of the cam member and an extended uw-mlmr 92 movable within the run-way within whesses bars e9, 70, 71

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of the cam spect to each other;

gates or film openi 85 and rock-arm 78 is member 89. The positiblrl th d the r run-ways m the cam mom 89 are such that .when the moved upon the ivot 74,031 'of the members cams 6'5 and 66 the cam 66 moving the frame 68 upwardly while the members 78,"

8% alrlid 86 erg; moivlfidf-fllmflrlgh the medium 0 t 'e am an ree engagemcn' t with the films. As the frame permost ition, the cam moves e rock-arm 3 and the armed members?!) 83', 87 of the members 78, 82 and 86 mov inwardly upon thd films, the teeth 89, 80 entering the holes of the films, the downward movement of the frame and rock-arm drawin g the proper lengihof film from before the film openings. 1 en the frame reaches its lowest position, the, teeth. 80, 80 are re-' moved from the filfm holes 26, 26 and the peration to 1 Any proper and suitable series of photophic lenses A, B and C are placedin vertical alinement with each other, that is, so that the opt'calters attire-series of lenses are n vertical position with re- These lenses A, and C are placed in front of the film 53, 56 and (i0 respectively and are at sue a les with respect to each other that their 1) oto' hic vision through three openings in e ant-12 of the camera box will cover a panoramic field, as shown in- Fi 2',in which one 0 ening 93 for lens A is s own, the ell'ect o lenses B and 6 through openings in the camera box being also shown in this figure, from which it will be ,observed that a field of 90 is covered by theuse of three 30 lenses.-

Between each film opening and each lens there is a shutter, the operationof which isas .follows:--

A link 94 is pivotally attached to the gear 31 at 95 and to the arm 96 at 97. The arm 96 is fixedly attached to the rock-shaft 98 and carries a shutter 99 at its extremity.

Fixedly attached to the rock-shaft 98 is the member 100 carrying the shutter 101 (Fi 6),' and fixedly attached to the rocksha 98 is the member 102 carrying the shutter 103 (Fig. 5). a The oscillation of the rock-shaft 98 will thereforesimultaneously open and close the shutters 103, 101 and 99 to the lenses A, B

above it will be seen that the and C res tivel From til? y rotation of the crank arm 18 will expose all inwardly three lenses they The rotation of the shaft revolves the B t eir length.

.three. films simultdneously, close the three feed thethree films shutters simultaneously, equally and sinulltaneously and agam open the three hutters for the urpose of tak ng three pictures, all of these motions being automatic and accurate. I

It is to be further noted that while three pictures are being\ made simultaneously, one upon each film, t at they are not coincident pictures; but on account of the angle of the are adjacent pictures, the three being ca able of being projected by side to m e a complete uninterrupted wide field picture.

, side I As the particular forms oflenses or shut ters'are not part of my invention, 1" have shown these elements in diagrammatic form, as itis evident that any lenses or shutters, which will produce the desired and described result, may be employed.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number or arrangement of parts as shown and described, all of which may be varied without going beyond the scope of my invention as shown, described and claimed.

What .I claim is 1. In a moving pictul'c camera, combination, a""plural1ty' of vertically disposed them optical axes diver nt er 'andthe inclination of w ich lenses havx from each 0t with respect to each,otlieris such that the Y o tical fields of said'lcnses abut throughout 2. In a movin picture camera, in combilenses having their optical axes divergent from each other and the inclination of which with respect to each other is such that the o tical fields'of said lenses abut throughout t \eir lcngthand do not cross each other.

3. In it movin picture camera, in combination, a plum ity of lenses having their optical axes dive gent from each other and the inclination of which with respect to each other is such that theoptical fieldsof said lenses abut throughout their length, a film-gate for each lens, and means for slmultaneously taking'a. series of pictures through the film-gates upon a plurality of films.

4. In a movin picturecamera, in combination, a. plum lty of lenses having their optical axesdivergent from each other and the inclination of which with respect to each other is such that the optical fields of said lenses abut throughout their length and do not cross each other, a film-gate for each lens, and means for sunultaneously taking a series of pictures through the film-gates upon a pluralityof films.

5. In a moving picture camera, in combination, a, plurality of vertically disposed from each other an which with res ect to eaeh other is such that the --optiea fields of said lenses abut throu hout'rtheir length, a. film-gate for each ens, and meens taking 0. series of. natures through the filingates upon a plum ity of films.

6. In a movin picture camera, of vertically in combination, a plum 1t y lenses hav ng theiro from "eech;;othe ren which with r-es to each other,.1s;eu at t me e14 0ts 1d.. 1,ense& she ea. m ie iedei each, other, e fi gete or pilolilgi means for l? e i o 7. In a mo picture cemere, in eombinetion; a plum ity of lenses in' vertical for simultaneously,

disposed tieel axes divergent the inelinutionj.,j of

' h .1leufl s the optical axes of which are divergii each other,

minulteneeuslg taking e1 war" we ,5; pictureeithroughrthe filmegete ,upone plu- %gned at New York city of e" means for simultaneously taking a, series of moving pictures through the film-gates upon-a. plurality of films.

8. In n, movin picture earnera, in oombination, a plum ity of vertically disposed ewch lens being adept- 'produoe a-separate neiativefof abuttinggportions of an extended orizontal field in the county York and State of lTew York, this 22d da' of March 1919.

. oEbRGE W. BINGHAM. 

